Reinforcing steel bars (-12mm diameter and 150mm long) were used in cyclic polarization tests in saturated Ca(OH)2 solution and simulated concrete pore solution (SPS) with various levels of sodium chloride addition. Below a limiting chloride level...
Keywords: pitting, repassivation, rebar, cyclic polarization, Ca(OH)2, SPS, threshold, chloride, hydroxide, potential, corrosion